Police used 'excessive force': NSW family

A western Sydney family accused of assaulting police say "excessive force" was used against them by officers responding to a domestic dispute.

Five members of the Mehanna family appeared in court on Thursday charged in relation to a brawl with police who were responding to reports of a domestic dispute.

Police allege one family member punched a probationary constable in the face before others joined in at the family's home in Bankstown, in Sydney's west on Wednesday.

A further six officers called to the scene were also injured. Two, along with the constable, were later taken to hospital.

On Thursday, 46-year-old father Mohamad Mehanna and his 18-year-old triplets Ali and Zainab Mehanna and Hussain Mehanni were granted bail after appearing via an audio-visual link from the cells at Penrith police station.

Another sibling, 21-year-old Adel Mehanna, who is charged with affray and resisting police, was granted bail in a separate hearing.

Appearing for Adel Mehanna, defence lawyer Greg Heathcote told the court there were "two sides to the story" and police had reacted "excessively" in dealing with the matter.

"The case of the defence in all matters is excessive force by police," he told the court.

He said Mehanna had pushed an officer after seeing police "assaulting" his family, but did not cause any injuries.